L'egeo redivivo or sia chorographia dell' arcipelago. Modona, 1688, modern half vellum

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Lot 163 | L'egeo redivivo or sia chorographia dell' arcipelago. Modona, 1688, modern half vellum
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L'egeo redivivo or sia chorographia dell' arcipelago. Modona: gli Eredi Soliani Stampatori Ducali, 1688

First edition, small 4to (207 x 153mm.), engraved additional title, engraved arms on dedication, and 63 mostly full-page engraved maps of the Greek island, Crete, and Cyprus, modern half vellum, top edge gilt, others uncut, slight worming and light marginal damp-staining, small adhesive label to spine

"This work was probably inspired by the Venetian conquests in Greece in the 1680s. It includes a very thorough and systematic description of the Aegean Islands, Crete, Cyprus, and brief descriptions of Roumelia and the Peloponnesus" (Blackmer Catalogue).
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